2010 World Supersport: Lascorz Sets Record, Claims Pole Position Hot

Joan Lascorz won his second career World Supersport pole position on opening day at Phillip Island, and he did it by smashing the track record by nearly a half second.

The record was set last year by Kenan Sofuoglu, who started the day in the provisional pole position, but dropped back to second place behind Lascorz.  

Sofuoglu and Lascorz have been switching between first and second throughout the qualifying rounds, but Lascorz earns the top spot by running 1’33” laps. Lascorz’s lap times were two seconds faster than the Pedercini Kawasakis in the Superbike category.

Michelle Piro comes in at third place just 4 hundredths of a second behind fellow Ten Kate Honda teammate Sofuouglu. Eugene Laverty moved up to fourth place with a late surge, knocking Katsuaki Fujiwara down to fifth.

The top five spots are claimed by Honda and Kawasaki, but Ducati has made some improvements and has taken spot six and seven with riders David Solomon and Chaz Davies.

2nd Qualifying Session

1  26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'33.847
2  54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.116
3  51 Pirro M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.156
4  50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.300
5  37 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'34.494
6  25 Salom D. (ESP) Triumph Daytona 675 1'34.873
7   7 Davies C. (GBR) Triumph Daytona 675 1'34.939
8 127 Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 1'34.999
9  55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.051
10  99 Foret F. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'35.072
11 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.398
12  40 DiSalvo J. (USA) Triumph Daytona 675 1'35.623
13  16 Charpentier S. (FRA) Triumph Daytona 675 1'35.860
14   4 Rea G. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1'35.904
15   5 Lundh A. (SWE) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.936
16   9 Dell'Omo D. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'37.055
17  33 Cazzola P. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'38.213